An album of 'Now and Then' photos!

Our four children gave Ralph and me the most special birthday gift.  It may just be the best birthday gift I've ever received!

Since both of our birthdays are back-to-back - his on October 26, mine on the 27th, we celebrate them together and this year, all of our children came home to celebrate with us.

Although people were in and out for much of the month, because of schedules, there was only one full day when all of us were in the same place at the same time.  Despite the lack of time, Jenny, Amber, Timmy and Toby somehow managed to take a series of very specific pictures that they put together in an album.

What a difference 22 years make!
(From left:  Timmy, Amber, Jenny, Toby)

They weren't any old pictures.  They were pictures that matched ones taken years before when they were little kids still living at home with us.  They assembled the photos side-by-side in an album.  Such fun and creativity!  Thank you Jenny for making it happen and Amber, Toby, and Timmy for taking part.  I love it!

Toby, now and then
When we were all at the beach the other day, I couldn't understand why Toby was sitting there making such a big pile of sand.  I get it now!  

Timmy - 29 years later he's still wearing his own handmade necklaces and hanging out in the water whenever he can

My two boys - Timmy and Toby

"I growed it myself!"  Jenny (and cat) with broccoli from the garden.
Once a gardener, always a gardener!

Amber's turn!  

Baby Jenny with stuffed animal and grown up Jenny with stuffed animal
Gee...34 years have gone by so fast!

Circa 1983ish:  Amber playing 'mama' with her doll
Today:  Amber is a real life mama with two kids of her own, 6-year-old Atom and almost 4-year-old Trillian, who she is holding

Two sisters with books sharing one chair
Note that baby Jenny (and her grown up self) are both holding their book sideways!